Changeable-speed gearing for motor-cycles.



G.H.LANG. GHANGBABLE SPEED GEARING FOR MOTOR CYCLES. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1908.

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CHANG-EABLE-SPEED GEARING FOR MOTOR-CYCLES.

Application filed January 28, 1908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

Serial No. 413,146.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL H. LANG, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Changeable-Speed Gearing or Motor-Cycles, of which the following is a specification...

This inventioncomprehends certain new anduseful improvements in chan eable speed gearing, and the invention has or its 0 ect a simple, compact and efficient construction of two speed gearin s for motor cycles embodied with the pul ey or ower transmission element of the motor cyc e and mounted directly on the shaft of the motor.

The invention consists in certain construc: tions, arran ements and combinations of the parts that shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the, following des iption and accompanying drawings, in w ich: j

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved changeable speed gearing; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line az-a: of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section; Fi 5 is a detail view of the band employed for holding the gear case stationary; and, Fig. 6 is a detail section through a portion of the clutch.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views 0 the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the motor shaft of a motor cycle in which my invention is embodied and 2 the drive element which is in the form of a sleeve adapted to he slipped on the outer end of the shaft 1, being held on said shaft by means of a preferably hollow nut 3 slipped in the outer hollow end'of the drive element 2 and screwing on the end of the shaft 1 and bearing against an outwardly facing annular I shoulder 4 formed on the interior of the drive element, as clearly illustrated in the The outer projecting end 5 of the motor. Preferably a pointed screw 6 is used to hold the nut 3 from unscrewing from I the shaft.

The inner end of the drive element2 surrounds the shaft bearing and is formed with an annular rim 7.. upon which the flanged pulley 8 of the motor cycle is mounted for revoluble movement. Around the pulley 8, the driving belt 9 extends in the usual manner. If desired, as illustrated in Fig. 2, I may so construct the pulley that it will be provided with a sprocket wheel 10 secured on a sprocket carrier 11 as shown, so as to adapt the device for motor cycles wherein a chain drive is employed.

Included in the power transmission ele-,

ment of which the pulley 8 forms a part, is a gear case 12 which is mounted at one side of the pulley as shown and which carries a set of relatively large pinions 13 mounted therein. In the present instance there are three of these pinions 13, although, obviously, my invention is not limited to this or any number. The pinions 13 mesh with a spur pinion 14 keyed or otherwise made fast on the sleeve-like portion of the drive element 2. Fast with each of the pinions 13 is a relatively small pinion 15, the said inions 13 and 15 being preferably solid. T e pinions 15 mesh with a relatively large gear wheel 16 keyed or otherwise rigidly secured on an annular boss-like extension 17 formed on the pulley 8 within the circle of the gear case 12.

18 designates a friction disk which is adapted to be pressed frictionally against the outer face of the gear case 12 which is mounted for revoluble movement on the drive element 2. The friction disk 18 is formed with a plurality of apertures which receive guide pins 19 projecting forwardly from a jaw holder 20. This jaw holder is mounted upon the drive element 2, preferand is ld securely thereon after the proper adjustment has been effected, by means of set screws or the like. The jaw holder 20 carries aplurality of rocking jaws 21 that are designed to be rocked against the outer face of the friction disk 18 so as to force the latter into frictional engagement with the outer face of'the gear case 12. In. order to rock the jaws 21, I provide a cone 22 slipped over the outer end of the drive element 2 and shiftable laterally thereon, so as to engage the outer ends of the jaws.

In the practical operation of my improved two-speed gearing and friction clutch for motor cycles, the high speed is obtained by shifting the cone 22 inwardly on the drive element 2 so as to rock the jaws 21 and force the friction disk 18 tightly against the outer face of the gear case 12. The gear ,onl necessary to release the clutch an to hold the gear case 12 stationary, as by 1 that 65 end of the shaft thereof.

5 there y obtaining direct speed from the motor shaft 1. If low speed is desired, it is means hereinafter described, whereupon it i comitant disk 18 term rangements of hand levers and their conpkarts render the operation of. changing t e speed, or of permitting the engine to run free, capable of easy accomplishment.

In the accompanying claims, when the ulley is used, it is to be understood tie term includes power transmission l elements susceptible to use with a band or is evidentthat the rotation of the shaft 1" sprocket, or of other driving connections and gear 14 willimpart a rotation to the gears 13 and this motion will be transmitted to the relatively small inions 15 and thence to the the pul ey 8, reduced s eed.-

so as' to turn the latter at a By releasing the clutch disk 18, as Wel as the gear case 12, it is clear that the engine shaft may run free.

In order to manipulate the parts for the operation above described, I provide in the present instance a shifter ring 23 mounted to rotate within an annular groove on the outer end of the cone 22. This shifter ring is provided with diametrically op osite pins 24 on which the forked lower en 25 on the shipper lever% is mounted. This shipper lever is fulcrumed intermediate of its ends on a rod 27 projecting outwardly in a horizontal direction and secured to the gear case 28 of the motor, as clearly illustrated in the drawings, and the handle or upper end of the said lever extends in convenient relation to the riders seat or saddle.

In order to hold the gear case 12 stationery for the reduced speed, as above described, said case is encircled by a metal-sheathed band 29. This band is provided at one end with spaced ears 30 through which a pin extends and pivotally connected thereto are spaced links 31, said links being a 'ertured at their opposite ends as shown, an slipped over and held upon the rod 27. The in that is passed through the ears 30 a so serves to fulcrum the lower end of a hand lever 32 between said ears, said lever being connected above its fulcrum by a relatively short link 33 to the opposite end of the band 29. By this means, it is clear that when the hand lever 32 is in a substantially vertical position, the band will be loose u on the gear case 12 andwhen the hand ever is thrust forwardly and downwardly, it will draw the band tightly around the gear case and hold the same stationary so as to bring into play the speed reducing effect of the gear elements 13, 14,15 and 16.

From the foregoing description inconnection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple, durable and compact construction of two-speed gear with friction clutch for motor cycles, all of the main parts of'which are contained in the pulley of the cycle and mounted on and supported by the outer The various arear wheel-16 ast on the boss 17 of a with the rear wheel or other part to be driven. g

It will be seen that the clutch of my improvement is a multiple disk clutch, one disk 18 being designed for frictional engagerrient with the outer face of the gear case 12 and the other disk 18 being formed by the inwardly extending rim at the inner side of the gear case, designed for frictional engagement with the outer face of the pulley 8.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

4 1. The combination with a motor shaft, of a drive element mounted thereon, a pulley mounted for revoluble movement on the drive element and provided with a gear wheel, a gear case mounted alongside of said pulley and inclosing said gear wheel, relatively small and large pinions mounted side by side in said case and rigidly connected together, the small pinion meshing with said gear wheel, a pinion fast on the drive elementand meshing with the large pinion within the gear case, means for directly connecting the drive element with the gear case and the gear case with the pulley, whereby to lock the pinions together and effect the direct rotation of the pulley, and means for holding the gear case stationary, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a motor cycle, the combination with a motor shaft, of a drive element mounted on said shaft, a pulley mounted for revoluble movement on said drive element, a gear wheel fast on said ulley, a gear case mounted alongsideof said pulley and arranged for frictional engagement therewith, a relatively small pinion journaled in said case meshing with said gear wheel, a relatively large pinion fast with the small' pinion in the case, a pinion fast on the drive element and meshing with said relatively large pinionin the case, a friction disk encircling said drive element at the outer side of the'gear case, means for pressing said fI'IOtlOILdlSk against the outer side of the gear case, and means for holding the gear case stationary with the friction disk out of operative, engagement therewith,

3. In ainotor cycle, the combination with a drive shaft of a motor, of a drive element mounted thereon and embodying an elongated sleeve and an annular rim, a pulley mounted to rotate on said rim, a gear wheel fixed on said pulley and encircling the sleeve portion bf the drive element, a gearcase mounted to turn on the sleeve portion of the drive element along side of the pulley and arranged for frictional engagement there- With, a pinion mounted in said gear ease and meshing with the pinion ofthe pulley, a relatively large pinion fast with the other pinion in the gear case, another pinion fast on. the sleeve portion of the drive element and meshng with said relatively large pinion, a friction disk mounted on said drive element and adapted to be pressed against the outer face of the gear case, means for pressing said friction disk inwardly against the outer face of the gear ease andthe inner face of the gear case against the pulley, and means for hold ing the gear case stationary.

4. In a motor cycle, the combination with a motor and its drive shaft of a drive element secured thereto, a pulley mounted for revoluble movement on said drive element, a

gear ease mounted on said drive element and having a gearing connectlon therewlth and with the pulley, a clutch member mounted on said drive element and arranged for engagement With the gear ease, means for actuating the clutch member said means inv cluding a shipper lever, a rod secured to and vIn testimony whereof I affix my signature 35 in presence of tWo Witnesses.

CARL H. LANG. [L. s.] Witnesses:

ELWoon G. GODMAN, MARK P. GRINER. 

